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Empress Dou (other)
Empress Dou may refer to 3 Han dynasty empresses, who all reigned as empresses dowager: *Empress Dou (Wen) (died 135 BC), wife of Emperor Wen of Han and mother of Emperor Jing of Han * Empress Zhangde (died 97), wife of Emperor of Zhang of Han *Empress Dou Miao Empress Dou Miao (; died 172), formally Empress Huansi (literally, "the diligent and deep-thinking empress"), was an empress during the Han Dynasty. She was the third wife of Emperor Huan. After his death in 168, she served as regent for his ... (died 172), third wife of Emperor Huan of Han {{disambiguation, tndis Dou Dou ...
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Empress Dou (Wen)
Empress Dou (; died 135 BC), formally Empress Xiaowen (孝文皇后), was an empress of the Chinese Han dynasty who greatly influenced the reigns of her husband Emperor Wen and her son Emperor Jing with her adherence to Taoist philosophy; she was the main support for the Huang-Lao school.Ssu-ma Ch'ien. Shmuel N. Eisenstadt 2016 p. 262. The Grand Scribe's Records: Volume X: The Memoirs of Han China, Part 3. https://books.google.com/books?id=s3E6DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA280 She therefore contributed greatly to the ''Rule of Wen and Jing'', commonly considered one of the golden ages of Chinese history. She even continued her considerable influence in the reign of her grandson Emperor Wu, and even her influence in the reign of Emperor Wu was so great that the young emperor did not have the power to decide for himself even one day. As a result, according to her influence, the Taoist laws were in force until her death over the empire. Early life Empress Dou was born into a family in Qinghe C ...
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